Troy wrote: > Robot computer brains are only smarter autopilots. The difference is > only > in *degree*, not *kind*.
Actually GURPS Vehicles does list the differences: * A robot brain provides the vehicle with DX and IQ, usually with the disad Cannot Learn or Slave Mentality. That means it can handle totally unknown situations on an IQ roll, if the GM doesn't adopt house rules, provided that the action is not prohibited by Slave Mentality. A robot can understand the environment. * A routine vehicle operation program provides the vehicle with a vehicle operation skill, but excluding deliberate combat maneuvers. Obstacle avoidance is included. A RVO system can react to the environment. * Autopilots keep a fixed heading. They may compensate for deviations. An autopilot is not aware of the environment. Once upon a time, in VE1st, there was Tactical Vehicle Ops software, but I guess that the removal was deliberate. The Robot rules have been greatly expanded since then. _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
